Brinkley Ex Stops Payments to Mistress

Bianchi may file complaint against Brinkley's ex

(NEWSER) - Christie Brinkley may not be the only beauty battling Peter Cook in court. Diana Bianchi, Cook’s teenaged mistress when she worked at his New York office, is accusing him of videotaping their trysts without her knowledge. Bianchi’s lawyer says she may file a criminal complaint against the disgraced architect for second-degree unlawful surveillance, the New York Post reports. More»

Supermodel takes the stand in her celebrity divorce trial

(NEWSER) - Christie Brinkley took the stand today in her increasingly lurid divorce trial, weeping as she recalled how her porn-loving husband cheated on her with a teenager, the New York Daily News reports. When an opposing lawyer reminded all she was an actress during a largely unsuccessful cross-examination, the supermodel shot back, "I'm no Meryl Streep." During a break, hubby Peter Cook sniped, "Shrek was more believable." More»

Nearly four years later, Peter Cook, Christie Brinkley back in court

(NEWSER) - Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook may have settled their divorce back in 2008, but the ex-couple isn't done battling in court. Brinkley claims Cook owes her more than $32,000 in child support, but Cook—in a 91-page court filing—says it's actually Brinkley who owes him. The New York Post reports the document is full of complaints, some years old, and packed with insults; Cook calls her a "narcissistic egomaniac," for instance. (But he also complains in the document that she calls him "truly narcissistic.") More»

(NEWSER) - Christie Brinkley doesn't want her kids seeing her ex spill his guts to Barbara Walters tonight, and a New York judge agrees—but he isn't on board with keeping the youngsters from seeing their dad in person, Newsday reports. The judge yesterday denied the ex-supermodel's bid for a temporary restraining order ahead of Peter Cook's 20/20 interview, set to air tonight, in which he discusses his affair with a teenager and his porn proclivities. More»

Lack of emotional connection prompted cheating, Cook tells Walters

(NEWSER) - Christie Brinkley’s adulterous ex-husband said that he cheated on the former supermodel because she did not offer the emotional connection he needed, ABC News reports. In an interview to be broadcast Friday, Peter Cook told Barbara Walters that by 2005 he and Brinkley felt “more like we were living with a brother and sister than a life partner.” More»